Locals protest, block Biju Expressway over toll collection

Sambalpur: A mob of over 50 people staged a road blockade at Paradhanpali near Nuapokhari toll plaza in Sambalpur district on Sunday to protest toll tax collection on Biju Expressway.

“Collection of toll taxes on the Sambalpur-Rourkela Biju Expressway is unethical. We have been paying taxes for the National Highway-10 for the last 17 years. We will not pay any more road taxes on the route, which was officially inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on March 12”, an agitator said.